Self-sealing bottle



(No Model.)

T. W. RYAN.

SELF sB-ALING BOTTLE.

Patented May 10,1898.

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PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS W. RYAN, OF CONCORD, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TOJAMESII. WALSH, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 603,795, dated May 10,1898.

Application Aiea nach 6, 1897.

To a/ZZ whom, t may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS W. RYAN, of Concord, in the county ofMiddlesex, State of Massachusetts, have made certain new and usefulImprovements in Self-Sealin g Bottles, of which the following is adescription sufiiciently full, clear, and exact to enable any personskilled in the art-or science to which said invention appertains to makeand use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,forming part of this specification, in which- Figure l is a verticaltransverse section through the neck of abottle provided with myimprovement; Fig. 2, a top plan view of the seal; Fig. 3, a sideelevation of the same; Fig. 4, a bottom plan view of the seal; Fig. 5, asection on line @c through/the bottleneck, and Fig. 6 an elevationshowing a modification in the form of seal.

Like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the dierentfigures of the drawings. A

My invention relates to that class of bottles known as non-reillable gand it consists in certain novel features hereinafter set forth, theobject being to produce a simple, cheap, and eifective device of thischaracter. 4

The nature and operation will be understood by those conversant withsuch matters from the following explanation.

In the drawings, A represents the neck of a glass bottle which isprovided interiorly of its neck and at a suitable distance from itsmouth with an annular rabbeted shoulder p. Where the neck joins the bodyof the bottle, there is formed interiorly a ground valve-seat H. Betweenthis seat and the shoulder p there are formed four vertical ribs G,leaving spaces f between them. The seal is formed of glass and isgrooved or escalloped in its top, forming projections t, which tightlyiit' seriai NO 626,300. (No model.)

low it between opposite ribs G. A washer D v is 'disposed in the rabbetof the shoulder, and the seal is thus held rmly in the bottle-neck. Aglass ball-valve F, preferably ground, runs on the ribs and engages the`seat H. This valve normally closes the neck when the bottle is invertical position, it being understood that the bottle is filled beforethe -valve and seal are adjusted in the neck. There is suficient spaceabove the seal for the insertion of theV ordinary stopple. When thebottle is tilted, thevalve will roll on the ribs until it vengages thelegs E of the seal, which serve as In Fig. 6 an alternate formof seal isshownprovided with a rabbet 7c for engaging the rabbet of the shoulder pand having a central mouth b, into which ports h open, said seal beingprovided with a single leg m for stopping the valve.

The seal and valve may be of any suitable material; but I preferablyemploy glass, as it will not corrode in the liquor.

Having thus explained my invention, what I claim is The bottle hereindescribed provided with the seat, H, in its neck, the vertical ribs, G,above said seat, and the shoulder, p, above said ribs in combinationwith the ball, F, en-

gaging said seat and guided by said ribs; the

hollow seal provided with the solid escalloped head, ports, C, a leg, E,and Iiange, o, fory engaging said shoulder all being arranged to operatesubstantially as specified.

Trios. w. RYAN.

Witnesses:

O. M. SHAW, C. M. WILBUR.

